President Barack Obama is one taxpayer who filed his returns on time. Tax returns released by the White House show Obama and his wife, Michelle, together made $2.7 million last year. ...more

April 15, 2009

A modern-day tea party protest will take place today in the heart of downtown. No one will bust open crates of Earl Grey and toss it into the already tea-colored bay, but a slate of speakers will decry the federal stimulus packages. ...more

April 15, 2009

President Barack Obama says the economy is starting to show "glimmers of hope." ...more

April 10, 2009

Several days of heavy rainfall has saturated northern Florida from the Panhandle to Jacksonville. ...more

April 4, 2009

Former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy has been invited to join a White House faith-based advisory council. ...more

March 31, 2009

As people across the country prepare to stand up to Washington, D.C., with a modern version of the Boston Tea Party, sans the costumes and violence, some Wesley Chapel residents are set to take part. ...more

March 29, 2009

President Barack Obama says job-creation in America is difficult in a time of economic hardship and that the work of the future should be in more high-paying, high-skill areas like clean energy technology. ...more

March 26, 2009

President Barack Obama is hoping to use comedian Jay Leno's late-night show to add a light touch to his work getting the economy on track. But news photographers who cover the White House aren't laughing. ...more

March 19, 2009

President Barack Obama tapped Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney as U.S. ambassador to Ireland, marking St. Patrick's Day with the surprise nomination and a special welcome for Irish leaders — White House fountains that ran green for a day. ...more

March 17, 2009

Our economy is collapsing around us. We have a spend-thrift, empty suit lawyer in the White House who doesn't have a clue how to fix anything except throw money. Nancy is running the show racking up deficits beyond anyone's imagination with a congress whose religion and ticket to heaven is pork. As the country gallops full tilt to socialism, Highlands Today sees fit to pick on Rush Limbaugh in a full blown editorial piece because he says "whacky" things. Politically, you can agree or disagree with Rush. However, the man should not be demonized because he disagrees with the way our country is being run. Most of his severe critics, and probably you as well, have never listened to Rush, for if you had, you would know he is anything but "whacky." Rush is a Reagan conservative and the Republicans need more like him. ...more

March 13, 2009